Content type: Thought leadership

Six reasons why governments should upgrade to Windows 10 

Since Microsoft released Windows 10 earlier this year, users have been implementing it in spades. To date, there have been more than 110 million activations of our new operating system, including 12 million business PCs, and we expect many more to follow with our recent first major update.

Driving transformation for transparent and participatory democracy 

Scytl eDemocracy encourages citizen engagement by promoting dialogue between governments and the citizens they serve.

Learn how to transform your city into a smart city 

Smart City Expo World Congress featured a new integrated urban agenda covering sustainability, society, governance, and mobility, as well as the technologies – like the Internet of Things, Big Data, and Cloud computing – that underpin smart city solutions.

Helping governments manage user identity 

Last year, when the Internal Revenue Service began enabling taxpayers to download their tax transcripts, 17 million people took advantage of the service, reducing phone, email, and in-person requests by 40 percent. The new IRS service is a great example of the kinds of government initiatives that can improve citizen services while reducing costs.

Security at the center of mobile-first, cloud-first world 

Recently I had the privilege of introducing our Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella as he spoke to nearly a thousand government decision makers about a new approach to security for enterprise organizations of today.